I won't wear it.

no way!....I don't wear skirts for the rest of my life, and I'm not going to be wearing them for working out.  The other thing, if you think those things were going to cover up any behinds or thighs, think again....they were really short, and I'm wondering if maybe when you're running, the front would catch between your thighs and pull the back tight against your butt...doesn't sound comfy, and I think I'd be yanking on it the whole time.
Why oh why do woman have to have shorty shorts for everything? I'm constantly buying men's shorts because I don't like having the short, semi fitted shorts for woman, not comfortable!
-fp

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Originally posted by figbash:

How about Cool Max running kilts for us guys?

Tom

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There's a bunch of guys in my town who wear girls' lacrosse/field hockey kilts at local races.

Lacrosse women wear those skirts and I would argue that any one of them could beat me up in a dark alley any day.  The skirts don't look dorky on them at all.   What about those awful bikini bottoms that some female racers wear -- ugh!!!

For biking, OK, I can see the rationale. Bike shorts are not terribly flattering. If you don't like bike-type shorts to run in, you're stuck running in looser shorts that chafe if you're going long distances. With a skirt (with the same underlining that the shorts would have), you eliminate the possibility of chafing. So I can see skirts catching on. Maybe not for me; I'm 42!

The first CR gal to try one of these out in a 10K, let us know how they worked out.  Dare ya.

Ugh! I have to wear a skirt to work, why would I want to wear one while running??  Can't imagine this idea will fly with most women.  Bike shorts are an alternative to running shorts that cause road rash. I have shorts in all different lengths from Road Runners Sports, & glob up w/vaseline before my run.

Who cares about feeling girlie-girl when running???
I'm a very neat & clean person, but have spit & wiped my nose on my shirt in the middle of a run. Last week, I swallowed a bug & spit it out! Can't do any of the above in a skirt. 

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Originally posted by jviola:

Who cares about feeling girlie-girl when running???

I'm a very neat & clean person, but have spit & wiped my nose on my shirt in the middle of a run. Last week, I swallowed a bug & spit it out! Can't do any of the above in a skirt.      

I'm with you on this one. I'm typically very clothes/makeup/hair conscious, but when I run outside/at the gym I could, seriously, care less. I'm also amazed by the whole thong-while-exercising phenomenon. That seems SO uncomfortable to me. I'm can't believe guys may notice me when I run at all - I look terrible!



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Hi there,

With all this talk about shorts vs. skirts, I have a question.

What do you typically run in? I find that running shorts tend to ride up between my legs due to my fit - yet full - thighs. Does this happen to anyone else? Should I buy a larger size to provide more "wiggle room" or will this just make it worse due to too much fabric.

Thanks!

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I saw a girl, out running, wearing one the other day, and it really didn't look that out of place. At first glance, you couldn't even really tell it wasn't shorts.

I'm just getting comfortable in short (but not too short) baggies, after running bike shorts all last year. One step at a time...